GEORGY KALAMANOV TOOK PART IN THE MEETING OF THE SUPREME EURASIAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL IN BISHKEK

Mon, 04/17/2017 - 12:42 — hh01

April 14, 2017 in Bishkek a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. In the narrow part of the Council was held with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin , the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev , President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko , President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev , the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan . The Russian delegation at the meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Georgy Kalamanov.

On the agenda were discussed results of activity VEES over the past period, the problem of combining long-term and basic guidelines of the macroeconomic policy of the states - members of the Eurasian Economic Union in the coming years.

Speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Vladimir Putin noted the positive dynamics of cooperation within the framework of the EAEC. According to him, in 2017 the volume of bilateral trade grew by 38 percent within the Union, while the supply of Member States to third countries increased by 37 percent. Significantly improve the structure of export-import operations, decreased the share of the raw material in trade in 2016 and was designated increase in the share of machinery, transport equipment, food and agricultural products.

Russian President stressed that in 2016 the production in agriculture union has increased by almost 4 per cent, there has been growth in the industry.

" Largely due to the Union market in Kazakhstan is developing a new industry - the automobile. In Kyrgyzstan, the conditions for the recovery of textile and clothing production. Turnover agricultural Armenia, for example, Russian and also increased, the value on the solid - 22 percent. Developing cooperation with Belarus, and is developing very actively , "- concluded Vladimir Putin

Speaking about the principles and ways of further strengthening the EAEC, Russian leader proposed to focus on efforts to improve the macro-economic situation, an increase in the volume of investment in fixed assets, the creation of greater added value and the development of non-oil exports, as well as synchronize the information systems of allied countries, primarily customs services to create a mechanism for monitoring the movement of goods within the Union.

Following the meeting, a number of documents, including the decision "About the basic reference points of macroeconomic policies of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union on 2017-2018gg."